Stir Fried Baby Bok Choy with Garlic and Soy Sauce

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Stir Fried Baby Bok Choy with Garlic and Soy Sauce

This quick and easy recipe for stir fried baby bok choy with garlic and soy sauce delivers a restaurant-quality side dish full of savory and umami flavors. Aside from being absolutely delicious, it is also nutritious, budget-friendly, and ready in less than 15 minutes!

Prep Time5

Cook Time8

Total Time13

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Asian

Diet: Vegan

Servings: servings

Calories: 56kcal

Author: Stefan

Equipment

Ingredients

½ pound of baby bok choy
2 teaspoons of canola or vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic minced
½ Tablespoon of soy sauce
½ Tablespoon of Chinese mushroom sauce
sesame seeds for garnish
salt and pepper
optional: crushed red pepper flakes to taste

Instructions

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Prepare a bowl of ice water. When the water comes to a boil, add the bok choy, and cook for one minute.
Quickly drain the bok choy, transfer to the ice bath to stop the cooking, and when cool, drain again, and dry with a clean towel or paper towels.
Heat the oil in a skillet over high heat. Add the garlic, and stir-fry until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the bok choy and toss to coat, cooking and stirring until just beginning to brown, 2-3 minutes.
Add the soy sauce and mushroom sauce, stir to coat and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Transfer to a serving dish, season with salt and pepper, and sprinkle sesame seeds over as a garnish.

Notes

Use bok choy instead: If you can't find baby bok choy in your local market, use regular-sized bok choy and cut them in half lengthwise. Cutting them in half will also allow the sauce to be infused into the leaves, giving each bite additional flavor.
Why to blanch first: The initial step of blanching and cooling the bok choy isn't strictly necessary. However, that simple process locks in the bright green color of the vegetable and makes the bok choy much more tender and sweeter than simply stir-frying raw.
Prep ingredients first: Make sure all your ingredients are ready and within reach once you start stir-frying. You will need to get the condiments and seasoning in there on time, or you will end up with a burnt dish.
Taste test & season: Taste the dish before adding salt. Keep in mind that soy sauce and mushroom sauce are already flavorful.

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